Johnny Horton

Mean Mean Mean Son Of A Gun(Chords)

Johnny Horton

Key: G

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Intro: 
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Verse: G G7 I'm a guy that likes his fun C Cm And when I fight, you'd better run G D G I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun Verse: G G7 I'm goin' down in a middle of town C Cm I'm goin' to shoot the first man down G D G I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun BREAK: C G My skin is hard as leather I'm as tough as any man A D When I have to shave myself, I use an old tin can Verse: G G7 C Cm I wash my face in boilin' wax and scrub myself with gunny sacks G D G I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun Chorus: C G I'm mean - I'm mean - I'm mean D G I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun Verse: G G7 Well, I was raised on tiger's milk C Cm I drink corn liquor and I smoke corn silk G D G I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun Verse: G G7 I chew up tin and I spit out nails C Cm Sleep on snakes with ten-foot tails G D G I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun BREAK: C I started feelin' frisky G And I danced the other night A D I felt so good, I took my gun and shot out ev'ry light Verse: G G7 Now the Sheriff said, get out off town C Cm Take him six feet under ground G D G I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun Chorus: C G I'm mean - I'm mean - I'm mean D G I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun Verse: G G7 I throwed my saddle on a grizzly bear C Cm Then I crawled bare-handed in his mountain lair G D G I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun Verse: G G7 I cut my hair on a choppin' block C Cm And when I chopped, the mountains rocked G D G I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun BREAK: C G I tangled with a wild cat, just to prove that I was stout A Reached down his throat and grabbed his tail, D Then turned him inside out Verse: G G7 Where I was raised, it's so darn tough C Cm I had to leave, it got so rough G D G I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun Chorus: C G I'm mean - I'm mean - I'm mean D G I'm a mean, mean, mean son of a gun

Written by Ken Barry/Joe Jr. Bentley

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